Google Maps No Longer Directs Searches For 'N---- House' To The White House

Google has corrected an issue with its Google Maps search algorithm which had led users who searched for "nigga house" to the White House.

"This week, we heard about a failure in our system -- loud and clear," Jen Fitzpatrick, Google's vice president of engineering and product management, wrote in a blog post Thursday.

The Huffington Post was first to report this week that entering the racist term in Google Maps led some users to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., where the White House is located. In other cases, the map pinpointed the historically black Howard University or a location of the Waffle House.

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The sun rises behind the U.S. Capitol Dome early in the morning before the ceremonial swearing-in of President Barack Obama during the 57th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)